Security is essential for every one and i appreciate effort of this post
author because lot of hard work require for this fire doors London
Reality is, for most people computers are necessary, cell phones as well,
however, smart phones are not. For the average person, try to keep
technology as dumb as possible. Older computers also put off less
radiation and magnetic waves, save toxic waste from the dump etc...
On the flip
There's also the Neo900 project, which is about making a free hardware
smartphone.
As much as the law allows it. A free modem firmware is illegal/costs huge
amounts of money.
Plus this phone might cost between 500 and 850€. For a comparatively crappy
smartphone.
It's still an interesting
Artago wrote:
Actually I have these things:
- a secure E-Mail provider (runbox.com)
- important files I encrypt it with GnuPG (for this I use GPA)
- an secure browser (icecat)
- a secure system (trisquel)
- a good password for my user.
You don't mention a VPN which i would recommend as a 1st
[quote=Martago]Actually I know what is not secure:
- I use an smartphone with cyanogenmod
Almost all keyboards and pointing devices built-in in laptops use an USB
interface, the only difference (I think) is that they don't use the usual
connectors, and neither the wires not the connectors are exposed externally.
You can check whether your keyboard and pointing device are USB with
is there anyway of telling if a device has direct control over a wireless
card or Ethernet card?
i wonder how practical is it to make a completely libre computer firmware and
everything
is this something that you need lots of money for or is this something you
need lots and lots of money for?
Not always, but usually you can get a pretty good idea unless the computer
uses an SoC design. Think of it this way: if you have a keyboard connected to
a PS/2 port, and you've verified that the keyboard doesn't have any sort of
wireless card built into it, you know that it's only sending
icecat is preferable
Thanks for the link.
I will buy it next month, but actually I read the free files, so I can today
start to learn the history.
But the firmware gets executed, doesn't it?
I have to say, i don't have any knowledge about where firmware is stored
exactly, how it gets executed and what it can basically do.
But sure it has to be loaded onto the device and get executed... why
shouldn't it be capable to access the
If I may, I'd like to mention that any sort of spyware is completely useless
unless some attacker is able to collect the data somehow. So for example,
while every keyboard has some sort of proprietary firmware and could
potentially be keylogging, that doesn't do much good for spying on you
The firmware on keyboards and hard drives isn't loaded into them, it sits on
a ROM somewhere. The point is, keyboards are typically only connected to a
plug that allows the key input to be read by the system. With this setup,
maybe the keyboard is keylogging, but it can only send the data
If freedom is your goal and you're willing to make some compromises (like
running a proprietary bios) then you can use a smartphone, but you should buy
a phone that is supported by replicant.
Cyanogenmod is besides replicant afaik the best choice at the moment; at
least your system is
May I suggest you read these books to strengthen your resolve. I guess the
bio would be the lighter reading to get you started. I found both books
excellent.
http://shop.fsf.org/product/book_bundle/
(Buy them if you have the money, download if you don't.)
Whenever you're tempted by a proprietary application, look for alternatives.
For example, you could've installed Chromium, the Free Software version of
Chrome. (Although it recommends proprietary plugins. Beware.)
Can you write more about the hard drive firmware issue? How can it compromise
security? Can the firmware on a hard drive, or any other hardware firmware
initiate fx keylogging and spying on files? If the
https://www.crowdsupply.com/purism/librem-laptop gets fsf approval, then it
will have
I once asked Schneier how much of a threat is the proprietary bios and the
firmware in our laptops.
His answer was: Against a State? Considerable!
Can you write more about the hard drive firmware issue? How can it compromise
security? Can the firmware on a hard drive, or any other hardware firmware
initiate fx keylogging and spying on files? If the
https://www.crowdsupply.com/purism/librem-laptop gets fsf approval, then it
will have
I believe this presentation will answer some of your questions and shock you
https://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-us-12/bh-us-12-briefings.html#Brossard
Can the firmware on a hard drive, or any other hardware firmware initiate
fx keylogging and spying on files?
Yes.
If the
Thanks for the tipp with Replicant.
Maybe in one or two weeks I will be test it.
But actually I think the big security problem is ME.
I fight against me to not install non-free software Today I install
chrome for one hour and removed it again... Is now my system broken? This
example
Lol if not using computers is the best way for privacy, what technology then
can we use? Sorry for my English, but you know what I mean.
I know what you mean, but i'm afraid the answer is: none!
You can meet with people in real life ;)
When it comes to privacy, our technology is spoiled from the very bottom...
it's just the way the internet and pc's are designed nowadays.
But i'm talking about no-compromise-whatsoever- kind of
Hello,
I am try to get a safe system step by step but actually I don't know what I
can try next.
Actually I have these things:
- a secure E-Mail provider (runbox.com)
- important files I encrypt it with GnuPG (for this I use GPA)
- an secure browser (icecat)
- a secure system (trisquel)
- a
Decide what is your threat model?
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I want to protect my data, so I think I can forget every mobile device or?
Furthermore I want a complete system that doesn't spy me out.
well if you want to protect yourself from a script-kiddo you are already
fine.
Against a nation state? You are not, even if you were a sec expert..
Keep vital info on a harddrive that is never connected to the internet. that
is the help I'll get you..
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